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Morton prepare to entertain Dunfermline Athletic at Cappielow Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 13 of the 34 previous games, with the The 'Ton winning just 10.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Cappielow Park was less than a year ago, in April 2008, with Morton running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a Scottish Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 19 Apr | Morton | 3-0 | Dunfermline A. | SCD1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 26 Jan | Dunfermline A. | 2 - 0 | Morton | SCD1 |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 26 Dec | Morton | 0 - 1 | Dunfermline A. | SCD1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 11 Aug | Dunfermline A. | 0 - 1 | Morton | SCD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 06 May | Morton | 2 - 0 | Dunfermline A. | SCD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 12 Feb | Dunfermline A. | 1 - 1 | Morton | SCD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 11 Dec | Morton | 0 - 3 | Dunfermline A. | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Greenock Morton's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Dunfermline A.'s away form is none too clever either, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Pars's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 4 against.
Morton find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 7 games have yielded only 3 points. Dunfermline A.'s 11 points from 7 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 4th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Morton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 7 |
| Dunfermline A. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Cappielow Park for the The 'Ton and the Madmen are unable to see past Dunfermline A. claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Morton | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Dunfermline A. | Undefeated in last 3 away games. 4 games since last defeat. |